According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, 392 workers in the U.S. were victims of workplace homicide in 2020. In addition to those killed, more than 20,000 workers in private industry experienced trauma from non-fatal workplace violence in 2020 and had to take time off of work; over a fifth of them required 31 or more days away from their job to recover.
Over a 27-year period from 1992 to 2019, almost 18,000 people were killed by violence that happened at work, on duty or due to something work-related, according to a report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics and the National Institute for Safety and Health. Around 529,000 people received hospital emergency department treatment for non-fatal workplace violence injuries during this period.
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Brittney Meredith-Miller
Brittney Meredith-Miller is assistant editor of PropertyCasualty360.com. She can be reached at [email protected].
